Receptacle.



H. R. SHIFFER.A

RECEPTACLE, APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24| |916.

' .Patented Apr.. 23, 1918.

INVENTOR ATTORNEY To au whom/f may concern: Y

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Beflit knovvn that [,"HARRYRMSHIFEER, a

citizen ofthe "United A States, residing vat Brownstcxvn, in the `eountylof Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have-invented certain nevs7 and useful Improvements in Receptacles, of which the following isa specif 'Y ication.

` invention resides inthe arrangement of the "1 lid releasing means, and it maylbestated l Thisi'nvei-ition relates to the class lof receptacles. i.

The invention lhas "more especial 4refereiice i i to la device of the character stated, foruse by confectioneis and the like, `Where it is .desirous of providing a-boX,*tvhichwhen .once opened, Wjlleflectively prevent thereusing ofthe same, thus.preventingthe using of the boil` for placing` other goor s fthantlie i originalI contents thereof,- onsalef` More particularly the presentfinv'ention has reference to the construction ofmeans whereby the closure oi'lid of thebx `ivillbe securely held' thereon, "and when once f `broken open will asabove fraudulent reusing of the saine.

A statedprevent `the Another important i haracteristic fof the that itis amongthe' primary `objects of the invention to simplify `andreduce"the cost of manufacturing of constructionsf ,of this character andk providejnovel detailsiinthe L construction and arrangement 1of parts With a viewto higher efliciencygenerally. p

Other improvements and fnove'l details in the constructionjand arrangementof parts will be appreciated from .the detailed description below, Which should be read connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof,and'Whereinldisclose' a preferred embodiment of the .inven tionV for the purposeof illustration,

In the draivingsg-J .1, i "r ll igure l is a si le elevation partly in section `of niyimproved receptacle;

i Fig. 2 is a top plan of the receptacle;

Fig. 3 is a bottoinplan oftliefflid or closure therefor, andFig.v 4 is a detail inverted plan view of the box showing the seal hereinafter referred to.

Referring now to the drawingsv wherein like reference numerals designate like or corresponding parts `throughout `the several views, I employ the usual receptacle l having the usual cover or lid 2 therefonthe lid bein provided With a nger opening 3 for an o vious purpose. Upon either side of the generally indicated lby I f facesfof which "are bent at anglesthereto and tion as f shown` to advantage fin Fig.. 2, A:thus holding the channeled strips in place `and prev3'enting ,"J the displacement thereof `under ordinary circumstances. Within ythe channeled" str-ipse, l position latches orhoolis,V

the lower eritreilnities of `which are bent at substantially iis-ight angles tothe bodyl por- .tion-thei'eof to provider-means vwhereby a feonneeting cord, which Willll'ie f subsequently 'through the end `Walls andbentfnto posi described, may be engaged therewith, `The 'laterally extended portions areliiiidicated by the numeral 7, and of Vcourseareprovided with lsuitable A\openings "whereby the `said 'leerd may be passeditherethrough.` A* sec- "bottejm 8 is Aarra ged Within "j on dar'y erf fals the receptacle1 Aand! provides ellic'ieiit `means afvlierebyl thefcoiitents offthellaci; may `beheld loutyof eng-agementwith the laterally eX- tended pdrtiensbf "the :hooks and ,also lthe connecting lcord. i

thereof i a plurality; A" dependent' catches the numeral 9, the

i 'The flid carries upon;r the upper@ portion are formed with tangs" l0 vi'fhieh'fare thrust 'through the top` portion ofi the ,lid-f Uand bent over i as -s'liovn iin Fig. 1, thereby preventing the -i'eady removal or displacementoflsaid .catclies; -It l isA tolbe neted iat the catches 9 are' so arrangedasto with, the chan` neledi stripsf'lll aflixedltoftilie receptacle 14, and Atherefore fitis` obvious that when the lid .2 1 is placed "lover-fthe receptacle l `and moved "doivnivardly, thecatches 9 will "subsequently i bef received `by the channeled `strips T4, f "-guided thereby @into engagement l with `the `"hooksGfpositionedtherein, K

g ln order to provide y means Wherebyfthe lid livill-be held in closed position" When its catch members `9` lare once engaged ivi'ththe hook members `6, lconnect to vthe" f lateral extremities of Ithe hook-s,` a? lcord f ll arranging this cord longitudinally of the box. An

opening frmed ivitl`ii`n`" the 'A bottom of receptacle l, directly beneath the con-` necting cord 11, and is closed by a seal 13, shown in Fig. 4, which is applied thereover.

Thus, it Will be seen, that after breaking the seal 13 and severing the cord at this point, the buyer may remove the cover 2 by drawing Vthe same upward, which I action will cause the Withdrawal of the hooks 6k from the channeled strips-4, andj it' will V- `beapparent that when the cord 11 has been severed and the lid 2 removed from the receptacle` 1, it will be impossible to again 'lock the lid on the boxbecause of theY factv that e the seal has been broken .and also that the securing hooks have been withdrawn from their respective channeled strips 4.

'If so,v desiredthev opening 12 maybe dispensed with and a; portion 'of the bottom l asadjacent the cordl llmay be perforated,-

. thusrendering.itpossibleffor the buyer to j fing expose the connecting severing action.

readily remove` the said-parhand by so `docordll for the veel@J I have ,herein-diseased a specifi@ embodiment offthe inventiomit will. be apl. receptacle d' jacent-theY ends .Fing said hooks I .to release the hooks` and c atcv the removalf .of the cover;

parentto persons skilled in the artthat the Vhereto appended is claimed is.;-.

catchescarried Vby saidcover adjacent its -.ends, hooks ,carriedfby said receptacle ad- 'thereoh said catches ,engagand a llexiblehconnection between said. hooks, saidj connections being severable through the openin in the bottom es Vand permit i .Y 2., A receptacle having anjfopening in Ythe bottom, cover positloned'on'said receptacle,

a'false bottom carriedinf-said receptacle,

f channeledstrips. securedto said receptacle 1 at the ends. thereof,Y hooks located in said strips, catchesagcarried ,byy said cover, said catches projectingninto said strips to engageV vsaid hooks ,when said coveris placed on said receptacle, and a exiblefconnection connectingsaid hooks, said.flexibleiconnection being disposed beneath the false bottom and accessible through the; opening, whereby the connection Amay be cut to permit the `*with- Idrawal ofy said catches.. and hooks romfsaid strips in removingsaid lcover 'from said re- .ceptacle Y e 3.A receptacle having `anlopening the bottom andacover, hookscarriedby said .c 1receptacle,catches carried by said cover, said catches engaging said .hooks for holding the i havingl alcove-r,vr said re-V ceptacle having an opening in the bottom,

cover on said receptacle, and a cord connected to said hooks for holding the same in set positions,said cord being accessible through the opening, and a seal normally closing said opening.

Ll. A receptacle having a cover and a false bottom, said receptacle having an opening in its ylower portionbeneath the false bottom,

channel strips at the ends of said receptacle, hooks loosely carried in said channeled strips and having portions projecting beneath thc 4false bottom, a connectionybetwecn said hooks for normally holding the hooks in place, and catches carried by the cover and engageable with said hooks, and said strips 'forming guides for the catches.

5. A receptacle having an opening and a cover, a false bottom in said receptacle, channeled strips at the end of said receptacle, a cord positioned beneath said false bottom and being accessible through said opening, and means carried within said chan neledy strips for connecting the ends of said cord to said cover for preventing the accidental displacement of said cover, and said cord being adapted to be severed adjacent said opening' for permitting the removal of said cover.

6,. A receptacle having an opening and a cover, a cord kpositioned within said receptacle, means connecting said cord to said cover, thus holding said cover against accidental displacement, said cord being accessible through said opening for allowing the vcord to be severed when said cover is to be removed.

. 1. A receptacle having a cover and a false bottom, channel strips at the ends of the rcceptacle, said receptacle having an opening beneath the false bottom, hooks loosely carjried insaid channeled strips and having portions projecting beneath said false bottom, aconnection between said hooks for normally holding the hooks in place, catches carried by the cover engageable with said hooks, said `strips forming guides for said catches, said connections being accessible through said opening, and a seal carried by said receptacle and normally closing said opening.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature in presence of two wltnesses.

HARRY R. SHIFFER.

Witnesses:

l JOHN H. FRANKFORT, R. M. SHIFFER.

' z'opiee,cf-thiefpatent glitarined Yficriive centseach, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

